Hayes in Gloucester County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Fairfield Manor House
Transition to Georgian Architecture
Fairfield Plantation
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. The Fairfield Manor House Marker
Inscription.
The Fairfield Manor House. Transition to Georgian Architecture. The north facade of the Fairfield Manor House incorporated features rarely used together on colonial homes. Built at thι end of Jacobean period of architecture and the beginning of the Georgian era, Fairfield employed elements of both periods, creating a unique blend of both styles. Massive chimneys on the east and west gables, with elaborate diagonally set stacks and detailed brickwork, closely resemble those at Bacon's Castle in Surry County, Virginia. The emerging Georgian style defined by later Virginia mansions such as nearby Rosewell is evoked in the symmetrical window placement of Fairfields north facade. The southern wing of the Manor similarly incorporates features of both styles, including Jacobean aspects such as two diagonally set chimney stacks, a parapet wall on the south gable, and asymmetrical window placement and belt course design. , (caption) , Late 19th-century photograph taken from near this spot (Left). Reconstructed elevations of the north (top) and west (bottom) facades.
The north facade of the Fairfield Manor House incorporated features rarely used together on colonial homes. Built at thι end of Jacobean period of architecture and the beginning of the Georgian era, Fairfield employed elements of both periods, creating a unique blend of both styles. Massive chimneys on the east and west gables, with elaborate diagonally set stacks and detailed brickwork, closely resemble those at Bacon's Castle in Surry County, Virginia. The emerging Georgian style defined by later Virginia mansions such as nearby Rosewell is evoked in the symmetrical window placement of Fairfields north facade. The southern wing of the Manor similarly incorporates features of both styles, including Jacobean aspects such as two diagonally set chimney stacks, a parapet wall on the south gable, and asymmetrical window placement and belt course design. (caption)
Late 19th-century photograph taken from near this spot (Left). Reconstructed elevations of the north (top) and west (bottom) facades.
Erected by Fairfield Foundation. (Marker Number #4.)
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Location. 37° 20.475′ N, 76° 33.217′ W. Marker is in Hayes, Virginia, in Gloucester County. It is on Fairfield Lane 0.4 miles west of Cedar Bush Road, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located within Fairfield Archaeology Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5777 Fairfield Lane, Hayes VA 23072, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Middle Peninsula and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this
Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
